Hyderabad, April 1 -- Five years after the violence, a Delhi court on Tuesday, April 1, ordered the Delhi police to lodge an FIR against law minister Kapil Mishra in the 2020 riots case in the northeastern part of the city.

The court observed that the material submitted by the prosecution confirmed that Mishra was present in the area in question and "all the things were corroborating," the Live Law reported.

Additional chief judicial magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia found a "prime facie" cognisable offence, requiring a probe. "It is clear that Mishra was in the area at the time of (the) alleged offence. further probe required," the judge said.

The court was hearing a plea filed by petitioner Mohammad Ilyas, a resident of Delhi's Yamuna Vih...